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3-D petroleum system modeling of the Jeju Basin, offshore southern Korea

남해 대륙붕 제주분지의 3-D 석유시스템 모델링

  • Son, Byeong-Kook (Petroleum and Marine Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resource) ;
  • Lee, Ho-Young (Petroleum and Marine Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resource)
  • 손병국 (한국지질자원연구원 석유해저연구본부) ;
  • 이호영 (한국지질자원연구원 석유해저연구본부)
  • Received : 2018.10.22
  • Accepted : 2018.11.23
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

3-D petroleum system modeling was performed on the Jeju Basin, offshore southern Korea to analyze the hydrocarbon migration and accumulation as well as the generation and expulsion of the hydrocarbon, based on subsurface structure maps of respective sedimentary formations. The lowermost formation deposited in Eocene time was assigned as a source rock, for which a mixed kerogen of type II and III was input in the modeling of oil and gas generation in consideration of the sedimentary environment of fluvio-lacustrine condition. Initial TOC was 4% as an input, based on the analysis of the well data and sedimentary environment. The modeling results show that a considerable amount of hydrocarbons was generated and expelled from the source rocks at the western Joint Development Zone (JDZ) sub-block 4, where the hydrocarbons was migrated to the above reservoir rocks at 20 Ma. The oil and gas in the reservoir rocks of the JDZ sub-block 4 are accumulated into the prospects with closure structures that has already been formed at the nearby areas. Another generation of hydrocarbon occurs from the source rock at the eastern border area of JDZ sub-block 1 and 2, where the expulsion of the hydrocarbons occurs at 10 Ma from the source rock into the above reservoir rocks, in which the accumulation also is expected. The generation, migration and accumulation were retarded at the eastern area of the JDZ sub-block 1 and 2, compared with the area of the western JDZ sub-block 4. Based on the modeling results, it is estimated that gases migrated laterally and vertically in long distance whereas oil migrated laterally in shorter distance than gases. A substantial amount of hydrocarbon could have seeped out of the reservoir formations to the surface since the migration of oil and gas actively occurred in Miocene time before the formation of seals. However, the modeling shows that the hydrocarbon could be accumulated smoothly into the closed structures that can be formed locally by alternation of sand and shale beds.

남해 대륙붕 제주분지의 각 퇴적층에 대한 심층 구조도를 작성하고 이를 기반으로 3-D 석유시스템 모델링을 수행하여, 이 지역의 석유와 가스의 생성과 배출, 그리고 이동과 집적에 대하여 분석하였다. 최하부 퇴적층인 에오세층을 근원암으로 설정하였으며, 하천-호수의 퇴적환경을 고려하여 타입 II와 III가 혼합된 케로젠으로부터 석유와 가스가 생성되는 것으로 입력하여 모델링을 실시하였다. 초기 유기탄소 함량은 기존의 시추공 자료들과 퇴적환경을 고려하여 4%로 입력하였다. 모델링 결과 많은 양의 석유와 가스가 생성되는 지역은 제주분지 내 한일공동개발광구(Joint Development Zone; 이하 JDZ) 4소구 서쪽지역으로, 20 Ma에 많은 양의 석유와 가스가 이곳의 근원암으로부터 배출되어 상위의 저류층으로 이동하였다. JDZ 4소구 지역의 근원암에서 배출되어 나온 석유와 가스는 주변에 이미 형성되어 있는 크고 작은 폐쇄형 유망구조(closure)로 이동하여 집적되었다. JDZ 1소구와 2소구가 접한 지역의 동쪽부분도 석유와 가스가 많이 생성되는 지역이다. 이곳에서 생성된 석유와 가스는 10 Ma에 주로 배출되었으며 근원암에서 배출된 석유와 가스는 상위의 퇴적층으로 이동하여 집적되었다. JDZ 1소구와 2소구가 접한 지역은 JDZ 4소구 지역보다 석유와 가스의 배출이 상대적으로 늦게 이루어지고 저류암으로의 이동도 상대적으로 늦게 나타나는 것으로 모델링되었다. 석유의 경우는 비교적 짧은 수평거리를 이동하는 것에 비하여 가스의 경우는 상대적으로 먼 수평거리를 이동하였으며 수직이동도 활발하였을 것으로 추정된다. 석유와 가스의 이동이 활발했던 시기는 마이오세 시기이며 이때는 광역적인 덮개암이 형성되기 이전이므로 많은 양의 석유와 가스가 지표로 유출되었을 가능성이 있다. 그러나 올리고세층과 마이오세층은 사질암과 이질암이 교호되는 지층으로, 폐쇄형 유망구조가 잘 형성된 곳에서는 석유와 가스가 집적된 것으로 모델링 되었다.

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Acknowledgement

Grant : 석유시스템-정적-동적자료 융합을 통한 유가스전 지능형 평가 기술개발

Supported by : 한국지질자원연구원

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